Celina city officials expect a whirlwind of activity during the next few weeks - including a water rate increase - in preparation for an upgrade to the city's water treatment system.
Engineering for a new granular activated carbon (GAC) system is being finalized and should be in the hands of city officials within a month or so. City council members then must decide how to finance the estimated $2.5 million improvement and how much to hike water rates to pay for the improvement. [More]
FRENCHTOWN - Dorie Baltes looks through some cookbooks, recalling how she turned down requests for recipes like Watergate Salad, Pickled Eggs and Stuffed Peppers.
"Customers came up and asked for recipes," says the manager, head cook and jack of a [More]
MINSTER - Minster had to fend off a number of challenges by Celina before escaping its home gym with a 52-51 win in a battle of Grand Lake area teams at Wildcat Gym.
The Wildcats snap a two-game losing streak to improve to 8-2 on the year while Celina drops its second straight to fall below .500 at 5-6. [More]
Ted L. "Tedders" Cross, 37, 06953 Ohio 219, Celina, died of natural causes at 10:55 p.m., Jan. 3, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Michael Allen Day, 47, of Union City, Ind., was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Virgene A. Mohrman, 76, of New Bremen, died at 1:05 p.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. She was a resident for the past three years. [More]
Two people are critical and another remains in serious condition at a Lima hospital following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 33 between Celina and St. Marys.
A Coldwater area dairy farmer said he thinks pollution from manure spread on frozen and/or snow-covered ground will be reduced this winter due to recent education efforts on the issue by local ag officials.
Celina and St. Henry traveled northeast during the weekend to face some of the top swim and dive teams in the state at the first Little Giant Invitational at Fremont Ross High School.
The Celina boys basketball team picked up its third win of the season following a 43-21 pasting of Toledo Rogers in a nonconference matchup on Saturday night at the Fieldhouse.
